Settle3

Settlement and Consolidation Analysis

What is Settle3?
Used by top geotechnical engineers for civil projects around
the world, Settle3 is a three-dimensional program for the
analysis of vertical consolidation and settlement under
foundations, embankments, and surface loads. The program
combines the simplicity of one-dimensional analysis with the
power and visualization capabilities of more sophisticated
three-dimensional programs.

Model non-horizontal ground surfaces using borehole data

What’s New in Settle3 Plans & Pricing

Settle3 has added a number of new features to make settlement Personal License: Locked to one computer.
analysis easier to use and more cost-effective. • Lease: USD $995/year
Leased annually. Includes Maintenance+.
Ground Improvement
• Perpetual: USD $1,895
• For the Ground Improvement feature, we’ve added two additional
Purchased outright. Includes 12 months
methods to improve a region of ground for settlement: Stone Columns
of Maintenance+.
and Vibro-Compaction. Use the Stone Columns method to improve
any selected area of the region of ground for settlement. For sandy
soils, users can apply the Vibro-Compaction method. Once ground Flexible License: Installed on any number of
improvement is applied, users can conduct a Ground Improvement machines. The license file sits on the server.
Sensitivity Analysis to analyze the impact on settlement in an • Lease: USD $1,295/year
optimized and cost-effective way. Leased annually. Includes Maintenance+.
• Perpetual: USD $2,495
Embankment Cross-Section Designer
Purchased outright. Includes 12 months
• For users creating embankments, we have added a new and more of Maintenance+.
flexible approach to designing embankments with the Embankment
Cross Section Designer.
- Interactively add any shapes or soil layers to an embankment
cross-section Maintenance+
- Add layers and multiple stages and easily edit vertices Maintenance+ is our enhanced maintenance
- Drag and drop embankments across the ground surface to and support services subscription, purchased
calculate load and settlement annually at 20% of the license cost.

With Maintenance+ Continuous Software

Dry Ground Settlement you get access to all feature releases,
• For users calculating settlement of dry sands during dynamic shaking, enhancements, and bug fixes throughout
Settle3 has added a new Dry Ground Settlement feature. Two different the year and as soon as they’re available.
methods can be used in the analysis: Standard Penetration Test (SPT) You also have access to convenient License
and Cone Penetration Test (CPT). Services, the support of our experts, and
exclusive learning offerings.

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 Settle3 Technical Specifications

Analysis Export Modeling

• Non-horizontal soil layers • One click export to Excel • Interactive editing
• Multiple boreholes • Copy to clipboard • Right-click shortcuts
• Horizontal soil layers • Export image files • Easily define arcs and circles
• Multiple layers/soil types • Info Viewer • Import/export .dxf files
• Multiple loads • Drawing, annotation, and • Grid/vertex/object snapping
• Multi-stage analysis dimensioning toolkit • Interactive sidebar
• Time-dependent consolidation based • Customize/save view options • Depth control
on Terzaghi theory • Undo/redo
• Immediate, primary and secondary Groundwater
• Metric or imperial units
consolidation (creep) • Define multiple water grids
• Data tips
• Hydro-consolidation • Define multiple piezo lines
• Ground improvement: Stone Columns,
• Ground improvement sensitivity • Staged water table elevation Vibro-Compaction
• Horizontal drainage • Embankment Designer
Compute • Wick drain regions
• Field point grid Non-Horizontal Ground Surface
• Line query Liquefaction • Define using boreholes and CPT points
• Point query • Post-triggering LDI and settlement • 3D surface contour
• Back analysis using preload or time • Pre-defined SPT calculation methods • Define soil profile by depth or elevation
• Point query • Ground profile for LDI
• SPT, CPT, VST data Stress Computation Method
Contour Data • Dry ground settlement using SPT • Westergaard
• Settlement or CPT • Vertical ratio (2:1, angle)
• Secondary consolidation • Multiple analysis methods • Multiple Layer
• Stress • Comprehensive results • Boussinesq
• Pore pressure and excess pore
pressure Loading Visualization
• Modulus of subgrade reaction • Different shape load • Plan view/3D view
• Virgin and recompression • Staged loading, pre-load • Plot contours on horizontal, vertical
consolidation settlements • Embankment or user-defined planes
• Horizontal stresses • Excavation • Plot results on vertical or horizontal lines
• Uniform or variable • Plot multiple stages, times or locations
CPT Data Interpretation on one graph
• Flexible or rigid
• CPT analysis based on qc, fs, and u2 • Animate/rotate 3D view
• Staged loading
• Determine soil profile • Isosurfaces
• Horizontal loading
• Over 25 parameters calculated
• Five SBT options Material Types
• Linear elastic
Empirical Methods
• Non-linear
• Burland and Burbidge
• Janbu
• Schmertmann
• Koppejan
• Peck, Hanson, Thornburn
• Collapsible soil
• Schultze and Sherif
• Variable with depth
• D’Appolonia
• Database of typical properties

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